Cultural Privilege and Mindfulness
By every imaginable criteria, I am a person of privilege. I am white, male and straight. I have an Ivy League education and advanced degrees. I have been married for…
Framing an Effective Agenda: Issues, Questions, and Process
The heart of every meeting is its issues or questions, its goals, and a process to achieve those goals. The best meeting agendas have a logical sequence for each subject:…
The Art of Wrapping Up Meetings
Summarize, Evaluate, Closing Remarks As meetings near their end, three steps remain: 1) summarize the actions, 2) evaluate what went well and what to strengthen, and 3) closing remarks. Summarizing,…
Building Inclusive Ground Rules and Inclusive Organizations
The Goal: Inclusivity Building ground rules that guide groups to be truly welcoming to diverse voices is a powerful meeting tool. When an organization uses culturally competent ground rules and…